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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 16, 2018

 

 

ATHENEX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38112   43-1985966

(State or other Jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1001 Main Street, Suite 600, Buffalo, New York   14203
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (716) 427-2950

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 16, 2018, Athenex, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company received positive feedback from the United States Food and Drug Administration on the design of the currently ongoing Phase III Clinical Trial for Oraxol. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release titled “Athenex Receives Positive Feedback from FDA on the Design of Phase III Clinical Trial for Oraxol” issued by the Company on January 16, 2018.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    ATHENEX, INC.
Date: January 18, 2018    

/s/ Li Shen

    Name:   Li Shen
    Title:  

Vice President of Financial Reporting

and Acting Chief Accounting Officer